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September 2013

September 18, 2013

Peter Bellerby, Globemaker

I'm fascinated by people who make things with their hands. Probably because I'm as bad...

September 05, 2013

Do We Really Need Another Sherlock?

My affection for the thespian work of Sir Ian McKellen is well-documented. As is my affection for Sherlock Holmes....

August 2013

August 29, 2013

A Quote I Just Can’t Shake

Things have been a bit crazy over the past few days, both personally and professionally....

August 28, 2013

Testing the Ol’ Tear Ducts

This video's been making the rounds over the past few days, but for those that...

August 23, 2013

Who Needs Sweet Nunchuck Skills, Anyway?

There are times when I run into someone who is so much better at something...

August 16, 2013

A Little Alchemy for Your Friday Afternoon

Looking for a bit of calm at the end of a stressful week? I've got...

August 12, 2013

My Brush with Hollywood Immortality

Over the weekend, I stumbled across this fun piece from The National Catholic Register's Jim...

August 06, 2013

Dances with Lions

The following is a test of your Courage Sticking Place system. Step 1: Go here....

August 02, 2013

Brock Davis, Vine Master

It's taken me a while to warm up to Vine. I'd like to be able...

July 2013

July 30, 2013

The Evolution of Greenscreen

Greenscreen is one of those things I've always heard described as an ubiquitous presence in Hollywood....

July 26, 2013

Starting the Weekend Off on the Right Foot

Here. It's good for what ails you, no matter what that might be. And if...

July 23, 2013

Finding Beauty in Microsoft Excel

Over the past few days at work, I've found myself neck-deep in spreadsheets. It's not the first...

July 19, 2013

No Commentary Necessary — “Phantoms and Waterfalls” Edition

The most amazing thing about this video, at least to me? It was filmed from...

July 10, 2013

Boss-Level Beatboxing

Here's a faithful reenactment of my response to Tom Thum's TEDxSydney video, which I stumbled across for...

July 08, 2013

Beauty in Our Mist

When I was a child, I didn't think much of poetry. Sure, I loved Robert...

June 2013

June 28, 2013

No Commentary Necessary — “The Coffinmaker”

I said commentary was unnecessary. And I meant it. But I just can't help myself....

June 27, 2013

Hollywood Tramples My Childhood. Again.

Since we appear to be delving back into my cherished childhood memories this week, I think...

June 18, 2013

The Footfalls of Memory: T.S. Eliot Reads His Four Quartets

These two posts -- featuring Flannery O'Connor and A.A. Milne reading their own material -- are a...

June 17, 2013

When Sports Worlds Collide

View image | gettyimages.com Over the past year or so, I've become quite a cricket...

June 12, 2013

OK Go Forth and Conquer

For those not yet familiar with OK Go, they're an alternative rock band who exploded onto...

June 10, 2013

A World Without Traffic Lights

This short, Poynton Regenerated, recounts the counterintuitive adventures of Poynton, "a town within the civil parish...

June 05, 2013

Tomaso Albinoni and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad “One-Hit Wonder” Moniker

For years, I've been fascinated by Tomaso Albinoni, the Baroque composer whose presence in the...

June 03, 2013

No Commentary Necessary — Renan Ozturk Edition

This, folks, is what a "sizzle reel" should look like; an amazing visual feast. Renan Ozturk...

May 2013

May 31, 2013

Vacillating Between Gnathonic Schwarmerei and Weltzchmerz

It's hard to know what one could possibly say about this Mental Floss article on...

May 29, 2013

Prejudice-Free Soundtrack Listening

Several weeks ago, I stumbled across a promotional featurette involving A Film That Shall Remain...

May 28, 2013

Winnie-the-Pooh Finds His Original Voice

Ever since I was a little child, the name "Winnie-the-Pooh" has conjured up two...

May 27, 2013

A Sacred Charge Upon a Nation’s Gratitude

We are organized, comrades, as our regulations tell us, for the purpose among other things,...

May 16, 2013

“Ring of Fire” — Capturing Last Week’s Solar Eclipse

Wow. What exactly are we looking at here? The event is known as an annular...

May 10, 2013

No Commentary Necessary — “First Taste” Edition

This "First Taste" video (courtesy of TEDxSydney) is probably the best thing I've seen on YouTube...

April 2013

April 30, 2013

Chandeliering: The Strangest Thing You’ll See Today

This is amazing. ...and sort of creepy, especially if you watch as many sci-fi shows...

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